October 15, 2007: Bamboo boats

Undertoad · 10-15-2007, 11:56 AM

It's the Monday Neatorama Collaboration Image!

This item via Ananova comes from China - Chishui, near Zuiyi city, they say. The villagers there somehow latched onto the idea that a single stalk of bamboo cane could support at least a small person on the water - and now they have turned it into a sport.

Participants can sit or stand on the piece of bamboo, and race across the Pinzhou River using an oar that's almost as long as the boat.

Remember to check out Neatorama for more neato items all the time!

10-15-2007, 11:56 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	October 15, 2007: Bamboo boats It's the Monday Neatorama Collaboration Image! This item via Ananova comes from China - Chishui, near Zuiyi city, they say. The villagers there somehow latched onto the idea that a single stalk of bamboo cane could support at least a small person on the water - and now they have turned it into a sport. Participants can sit or stand on the piece of bamboo, and race across the Pinzhou River using an oar that's almost as long as the boat. Remember to check out Neatorama for more neato items all the time!

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